Photoshop Keystroke Review Get a dice and a partner (one dice per group)! And, get ready to show your stuff! 

THINKING MOMENT… Why do we need to know keystrokes? DISCUSS…

THINKING MOMENT… Why do we need to know keystrokes? DISCUSS… It’s more productive, faster, and will make you a more efficient Photoshop user.

Selecting with lasso, zoomed in really close, and want to reposition the image. How can you do this? Control Alt Spacebar M H

Selecting with lasso, zoomed in really close, and want to reposition the image. How can you do this? Control Alt Spacebar (hand tool) M H

Trying to select with the quick selection tool, but brush is too small Trying to select with the quick selection tool, but brush is too small. What do you do? [ ] Spacebar > <

Trying to select with the quick selection tool, but brush is too small Trying to select with the quick selection tool, but brush is too small. What do you do? [ ] (increase brush size) Spacebar > <

When you go into Quick Mask mode, what color are SELECTED areas? No color red black white

When you go into Quick Mask mode, what color are SELECTED areas? No color (shows normal; other part shows red) red black white

If you are in Quick Mask mode and want to switch back to normal selection mode, press: spacebar

If you are in Quick Mask mode and want to switch back to normal selection mode, press: Q (Q toggles between mask and regular) N spacebar

If you are zoomed up super close and want to fit everything to the screen… Control and + Control and = Control and - Control and 0

If you are zoomed up super close and want to fit everything to the screen… Control and + Control and = Control and - Control and 0

If you have a text box full of words and you want to quickly highlight all of them (even ones hanging out of the box), you can press: A Control+A Control+B Control+T

If you have a text box full of words and you want to quickly highlight all of them (even ones hanging out of the box), you can press: A Control+A (select all) Control+B Control+T

To adjust the color balance (maybe make blue eyes green), you can select the area and press: Control+C Control+A Control+B Control+T

To adjust the color balance (maybe make blue eyes green), you can select the area and press: Control+C Control+A Control+B Control+T

Which refers to making something in grayscale: Control+G Control+U Control+Shift+U Q

Which refers to making something in grayscale: Control+G Control+U Control+Shift+U (desaturate) Q

If you have lots of layers selected and want to put them into a grouped layer folder, press Control+G Control+A Control+Shift+L Control+L

If you have lots of layers selected and want to put them into a grouped layer folder, press Control+G (group) Control+A Control+Shift+L Control+L

If you have something selected and want to copy it to its own layer, or you have a layer selected and want a duplicate: Control+D Control+J Control+Shift+D Control+C

If you have something selected and want to copy it to its own layer, or you have a layer selected and want a duplicate: Control+D Control+J (layer via copy) Control+Shift+D Control+C

To adjust the levels (shadows/midtones/highlights): Control+S Control+L Control+Shift+L Control+U

To adjust the levels (shadows/midtones/highlights): Control+S Control+L Control+Shift+L Control+U

When using the clone stamp, press this to define the source for cloning: Control Alt Shift Spacebar

When using the clone stamp, press this to define the source for cloning: Control Alt (and click on the place you want to steal from) Shift Spacebar

When using the magnetic lasso, if it creates a point in the wrong place, immediately press: Backspace Shift -

When using the magnetic lasso, if it creates a point in the wrong place, immediately press: Backspace Shift -

THINKING MOMENT… If you had a small blemish and wanted to repair it, which retouch tool might be best? DISCUSS…

THINKING MOMENT… If you had a small blemish and wanted to repair it, which retouch tool might be best? DISCUSS… Probably spot healing brush because it blends with surrounding pixels unless it was near something dark (hair or shadows) and then the clone stamp tool with a fuzzy/soft brush.

If you want to see measurements for drawing or placing objects, use this command to put the ruler on screen: R Control+M Control+R V

If you want to see measurements for drawing or placing objects, use this command to put the ruler on screen: R Control+M Control+R (View Ruler) V

If you have something selected and want the marching ants to go away: Alt Control+D Control+A Control+C

If you have something selected and want the marching ants to go away: Alt Control+D (deselect) Control+A Control+C

To resize or rotate a selection, press: Shift+T Control+R Control+T Alt+R

To resize or rotate a selection, press: Shift+T Control+R Control+T (Free Transform) Alt+R

To “colorize” an image: Control+U Control+Shift+U Control+C Control+B

To “colorize” an image: Control+U (Hue/Saturation and check colorize) Control+Shift+U Control+C Control+B

To select the opposite of what you have currently selected: Control+O Control+Shift+I Control+S Control+I

To select the opposite of what you have currently selected: Control+O Control+Shift+I (Select inverse) Control+S Control+I

To “step back” in history multiple times: Control+Z Control+Shift+Z Control+Alt+Z Backspace

To “step back” in history multiple times: Control+Z Control+Shift+Z Control+Alt+Z Backspace

To reset the color picker to the defaults, press: Backspace

To reset the color picker to the defaults, press: D (default colors—black/white) C Backspace

To switch the foreground and background colors: X V Backspace

To switch the foreground and background colors: X (switch) V Backspace

To quickly change to the tool where you can move an item around:

To quickly change to the tool where you can move an item around: V (Move tool) W

To move between layers without clicking on them: Alt+] Shift+] + L

To move between layers without clicking on them: Alt+] (alternate to next layer) Shift+] + L

To fill a mask or selection with the current background color: Control+backspace Backspace Alt+backspace F

To fill a mask or selection with the current background color: Control+backspace Backspace Alt+backspace F

If you have something on a layer higher and wish to mask this inside the underlying layer: Hold Control and click between layers Hold Alt and click between layers Hold breath and click between layers

If you have something on a layer higher and wish to mask this inside the underlying layer: Hold Control and click between layers Hold Alt and click between layers Hold breath and click between layers

If you have 15 different pics open and want to toggle between them: Control+tab Alt+tab X

If you have 15 different pics open and want to toggle between them: Control+tab Alt+tab X

THINKING MOMENT… What might happen if you save a Photoshop file with many layers as a JPG file? DISCUSS…

THINKING MOMENT… What might happen if you save a Photoshop file with many layers as a JPG file? DISCUSS… JPG files are not layered; if you save it as a JPG and do not keep the PSD, the layers will all be glued together and you can’t edit them separately anymore. However, to upload something to an online photo album or website, it cannot be a PSD file. So, always keep the PSD as a backup. It’s a much bigger file, but it’s bigger for that very reason.